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ISSUE 2

October 24, 2002

VOLUME 45

Board of Trustees candidates share opinions, backgrounds Marji McIntyre William H. Braunlich Occupation: Attorney and shareholder, Braunlich Russow & Braunlich The following issues are rated by order of importance to the candidate: ~Future college funding ~Replacing retired faculty with talented, highly qualified faculty ~New academic programs ~Increased student enrollment ~Growth and expansion of college facilities ~Faculty and Administration relations Describe some ways you believe the college can improve.

Braunlich includes affordable higher education, quality of instruction, updated curriculum, and “reward innovation and great ideas” as his primary goals for improvement of MCCC over the next one to five years. One important issue to him is getting started on a Presidential search.

By Korinne Milks Page Editor

Occupation: Certified instructor of Dyslexia The following issues are rated by order of importance to the candidate: ~Future college funding ~Replacing retired faculty with talented, highly qualified faculty ~New academic programs ~Increased student enrollment ~Growth and expansion of college facilities ~Faculty and Administration relations Describe some ways you believe the college can improve.

We need to stay current with what the college offers in the curriculum. This can be accomplished with the help and direction from the faculty and con- William G. Huntley sultants. We need to Occupation: Ford hire dynamic and Motor Co.- Retired highly qualified Accountant and instructors and offer Financial Aid Analyst opportunity for The following faculty to continue issues by order of to enhance their importance to the skills. I want to candidate: encourage open ~Faculty and Administration relations communication and ~Replacing retired faculty with talented, team building with highly qualified faculty staff, faculty, and the ~Future college funding administration. We ~New academic programs also need to begin a ~Increased student enrollment structured pres~Growth and expansion of college idential search. The facilities Instructional/Fine Describe some ways you believe the Arts building will be college can improve. a tremendous adOur administration, board, and faculty is dition to the campus constantly striving to improve. I hope and the enhancewe can work on getting more of our high ment of the fine arts school graduates to begin college. I do program and for the hope we can diversify our student mix enrichment of the and also provide our students’ chances business community. to study or travel overseas.

Sally Tarrant

Mary Kay Thayer

Occupation: CPA, Tax Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP The following issues are rated by order of importance to the candidate: ~New academic programs ~Future college funding ~Growth and expansion of college facilities ~Replacing retired faculty with talented, highly qualified faculty ~Increased student enrollment ~Faculty and Administration relations Describe some ways you believe the college can improve.

I believe the college can improve by maintaining two of its most important strengths. We have a small class size and easy access to both faculty and administration. We need to work to keep the benefits of these two strengths. The college also enjoys great relationships with many area employers. This helps us offer those classes which will provide the education and skills areas

Occupation: Incumbent two term MCCC Trustee, Former Monroe County Commissioner, former Bedford Township Trustee, former Bedford Township Park Commissioner and Freelance Grant Writer The following issues are rated by order of importance tothe candidate: ~Future college funding ~Replacing retired faculty with talented, highly qualified faculty ~New academic programs ~Faculty and Administration relations ~Increased student enrollment Growth and expansion of college facilities Describe some ways you believe the college can improve.

MCCC has numerous committees working to review the quality, validity, and need for all the courses taught on the campus. I believe in service training and advanced education for faculty, staff, administration, and Board of Trustees. This ensures students receive a quality, state of the art education. The Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, student body, and business community must continue to work together, focused on improvements to enable our students’ success upon graduation.

Elections impending

see TARRANT page 7

Thomas Waldecker

Ronald Evans

Occupation: Director of the Faculty and Staff Counseling and Mediation Services for the University of Michigan; graduate of MCCC and member of Board of Trustees for 22 years The following issues are rated by order of importance to the candidate: ~Replacing retired faculty with talented, highly qualified faculty ~New academic programs ~Future college funding ~Faculty and Administration relations ~Increased student enrollment ~Growth and expansion of college facilities Describe some ways you believe the college can improve.

MCCC can expand the offerings at the Whitman Center for south county residents. I would review and attempt to expand the times that lab

see WALDECKER page 7

Occupation: Financial Advisor/ Raymond James Financial The following issues are rated by order of importance to the candidate: ~New academic programs ~Growth and expansion of college facilities ~Future college funding ~Increased student enrollment ~Faculty and Administration relations ~Replacing retired faculty with talented, highly qualified faculty Describe some ways you believe the college can improve.

We can better campus experience through continued growth of both enrollment and physical plants. I would love for the college to explore a Hotel/Motel/Restaurant services program that would include…student rental housing on campus, run by enrolled students in a structure built by the college! This would get

see EVANS page 7

By Jenna Koch Copy Editor On Nov. 6 residents of the State of Michigan will head to the polls. Voters are expecting to vote on issues such as the Governor of Michigan (Dick Posthumous R versus Jennifer Granholm D) and the national Senate elections (Andrew Raczkowski R versus Carl Levin D), among other top races as Secretary of State, State Representatives, and District Representatives to Congress.

This November, there will be four proposals on the State of Michigan’s ballot, one of which

see ELECTION page 7

War on Iraq ignites controversy among students

By Rachel Ziethlow, Editor & Bob Oliver, Photo Editor Evidence is piling up against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein but how eager are Americans to go to war?

According to a recent Agora poll, 62 percent of Monroe County Community College students are against war with Iraq.

Some feel that President George W. Bush has a personal vendetta against Iraq because of what his father, George H.W. Bush, went through. “I think Bush Jr. is trying to make a name for

himself and pick up what daddy left behind,” MCCC student Josh Luplow said.

The prevailing opinion is that America must pay serious attention to any threats against it, especially after Sept. 11, 2001.

“We do need to clear this thing up. We need to kick some ass,” Lori Lambert, MCCC student, said.

Though many students do not agree with the idea of an invasion, many do agree that Hussein is a threat to the world.

“I think that going to war wouldn’t solve anything, getting rid of Saddam would,” Mark Dusseau, MCCC student, said.

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Iraq was ordered to destroy any harmful weapons – chemical and biological.

Apr. 1991

A no-fly zone was put into effect in southern Iraq.

Aug. 1992

Iraq was ordered to stop any military action towards Kuwait and to fully cooperate with UN weapons inspectors.

Oct. 1994

The UN condemned Iraq’s refusal to cooperate with weapon’s inspectors and said Iraq was in “violation of previous UN agreements.”

The Gulf War ended in 1991 with a cease-fire and the promise of Iraq to give United Nations’ officials search warrants to find and destroy weapons of mass destruction. In 1998, the system deteriorated and the UN dismissed all of the inspectors from Iraq, according to CNN.com.

Since then, what Iraq has built remains a mystery and that is what brings the United States to war today. This is the case Bush has been working on for some time now. His administration is trying to convince not only Americans, but the whole world, that the

Iraqi leader is a “madman,” and that the world “must disarm him […], for the sake of peace.”

On a recent visit to Monroe, Congressman John D. Dingell shared a letter that was sent to the President George W. Bush. The letter states that Congress must prove its case against Iraq and win the support of the “international community.”

“The Administration must make a clear and convincing case that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction – biological, chemical, or nuclear – and the means to deliver such agents,” Dingell said.

One week before Sept. 11, the U.S. bombs southern Iraq because of a dispute over the nofly zone.

Iraq kicks out all weapons inspectors.

U.S. Operation Desert Fox sends bombs over Iraq in response to removal of weapons inspectors.

June 1996

Dec. 1998

Dec. 1998

Sept. 2001

Bush declares Iraq a threat to the U.S.

Jan. 2002

In a related article, Ron Hutcheson, Detroit Free Press, wrote that approximately twothirds of Americans polled agreed that the U.S. should strike Iraq with UN approval, but the number of supporters dropped when asked if the U.S. should fight alone.

Whether we like it or not, we are being faced with a decision that could change our futures. Some may be drafted to fight; others may lose family or friends. One thing is certain; the conclusion of this war will bring a future and changed America that we and our children will have to live in.

Weapons inspectors are invite back into Iraq.

Hussein announces that an attack on Iraq will end with failure.

Aug. 2002

Congress is faced with the decision of giving Bush power to declare war without UN approval.

Oct. 2002

Information gathered from www.CNN.com

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EDITORIAL

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MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Jenn Stelmach

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Letter to the Editor Guthrie’s World

Time Managment:

Credit card companies cash in on inexperienced college students B y Michelle Wisher Copy Editor

Crucial for all working students

Memo: To all working college students, proper time management is essential to survive.

I don’t have time to go out, I don’t have time to workout, I don’t have time to watch Everybody Loves Raymond and Whose Line Is It Any Way ( even if I taped the shows, I still wouldn’t be able to watch them). I don’t have money to spend, because the college (even though I have a 3.5 G.P.A. and am a Student Government Representative) and car insurance company took all of it. I don’t have time for anything that could throw me out of my routine.

Work, school, homework: this, in a nutshell, is currently my life.

“Work, School and Homework” I work part-time at Standard Federal Bank. It is not hard work, but it is work and it takes away 8 hours of my day on Monday and Wednesday and 10 hours on a Friday, not to mention half a day on Saturday.

Working at a bank is not necessarily hard work in the physical sense, but it is very straining on the brain: dealing with numbers, money, and people (especially the angry ones who blame me for their mistakes) all day.

Bottom line: work can be very stressful, but at the end of the day most people get to go home and hopefully relax. Not me; after work on Monday and Wednesday I go to school till 10:00 P.M. I am already tired, and to make matters worse I have mentally depleting Chemistry class on these days. So when I get home from school, I am ready to sleep.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are my easy days; I have two classes, which total 3 hours of the day. However, I am also involved in Student Government which meets on Tuesdays. When I am not in class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I am usually doing homework because I can’t afford to be doing otherwise.

My schedule: Monday: work 8:305:00 class 5:30-10: Tuesday: class 1:35-3:00 class 5:357:00.

Wednesday :work 8:30-5:00 Class 5:30-10:00.

Thursday: class 1:35-3:00 class 5:357:00.

Friday: work 8:30-6:30.

see TIME page 7

When the subject of money is discussed among college students the one idea that everyone can usually agree on is that there generally just is not enough. Regardless of whether a person works full-time, part-time, or does not work at all, most college students would agree that being strapped for cash while attending college seems to be a way of life. In addition to paying for classes, books, supplies, and general living expenses, we all attempt to maintain a social life while in school. All of these expenses quickly add up which is why college students credit card debt is currently on the rise and also why students should gain some knowledge regarding how to avoid credit problems in the future.

“One-fifth of students at four-year universities carry credit

card debt of $10,000 or more,” according to Robert Manning, sociologist from Georgetown University, in an October 2002 article from the Pittsburgh Tribune.

Although Monroe County Community College (MCCC) does not participate in the practice, many four-year universities actually enter into agreements with credit card companies.

“Many big state schools sign exclusive agreements with credit card companies that allow them to come on campus and solicit students. They get exclusive rights with the alumni card and other cards with the university mascot.

The companies also get student lists with names, numbers, and addresses, depending on the agreement,” Manning stated.

“I got in line at the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) bookstore and was approved for a credit card while waiting to check out. I maxed out that card a long time age,”

Heather Brooks, EMU student, stated.

Many students entering college are encountering the world on their own for the first time. A large percentage of college students move into dormitories or apartments with friends. Having never really had to budget one’s money, the average college student is apt to use his or her credit card for things that are not a complete necessity or even to pay off other bills that the student has accumulated.

According to Bobby Kerlick of the Pittsburg Tribune, “Some students even have sought bankruptcy, and many more are looking for help from local credit counselors”.

“I know that I shouldn’t charge as much as I do, but, I only work part-time and sometimes I need things like gas for the car and groceries and I have no choice,” Erin Link, a former student at MCCC and current student at EMU stated.

see Card page 7

Posters on campus have their place B y Jennifer Stelmach Reporter Walking through the halls of Monroe County Community College (MCCC), it is noticeable that something is missing. Missing are the numerous signs, posters, and flyers that used to abide on the cork strips that are no longer attached to the walls. This is due to a new MCCC regulation known as the Procedures for Signs and Posters.

This new procedure defines and limits the types of material that

may be posted on campus. The posters, signs, flyers and banners which once painted the halls, windows and doors of MCCC are now a thing of the past. According to this new procedure, the posting of the aforementioned materials is now limited to designated bulletin boards or tack strips. Absolutely nothing is to be posted on glass or doors of any kind.

The opening paragraph of the procedure states: “MCCC wishes to provide opportunities for individuals and entities to post information that relates to the education and personal growth of

its students. At the same time, the College must place some restrictions upon the time, place, and manner of such postings in order to serve competing interests, such as safety and aesthetics. In an effort to balance these concerns, the College adopts [this procedure.]”

“There was a huge proliferation of junk mail…it just looked sloppy,” President Audrey Warrick said.

“What we saw was a mess…other campuses were more orderly,” Vice President Lonnie Brunswick said.

see Posters page 7

Letter to the Editor:

Time, friends, need to be appreciated B y Mike Blancke Guest Writer For most of us this weekend was typical. We sat around with our pocket of friends and listened to music, went to a movie, or if you were lucky, knocked down a six-pack.

We are all familiar with this repeating scenario. One weekend seems to run into another, with little distinction from the weekend prior. But our weekends are special and sacred things. They give each and everyone of us a chance to step away from the grind of the week and unwind. For some reason

though, our sacred weekends seem to be filled with little. Our friends have gone away to their four-year schools and wonder why we allow ourselves to stick around and stay at a community college. What they don’t realize and what we don’t even realize sometimes is the great opportunity we have been presented with, here at MCCC. At MCCC we have students coming together from all over Monroe County. Many of these students have graduated within the last couple of years from Jefferson, Airport, Ida, Dundee, SMCC, Summerfield, Whiteford, Mason, Monroe, Milan, Bedford, and Flat Rock.

They have all helped to

contribute to MCCC’s population of 3,828. Even with this large number of people, how many new friends have you made in your time here? How often do you go up to a stranger in class and simply strike up a conversation?

Ask someone to join you for lunch? Purposely sit by people in class that you don’t know? Or try to combine your pockets of friends with people that didn’t graduate from your high school?

Growing up is tough and it is easy to make mistakes. We spend so much time and are so focused on what we are going to do with our lives after our years here, that we forget what we can do to enjoy our years now.

Chew on This

Addressing how friend dresses delicate issue Dear Jenn, My friend wears shirts that are too tight, and she’s not exactly the skinniest person. I want to tell her, but I don’t know how. Please help.

-“Mis-fit” in Monroe Dear “Mis-fit”, Addressing the way a person looks, unless it’s a compliment, is always a delicate issue. However, if you think your friend is not looking her best, then imagine what others are saying about her.

I know you’re hoping for the magic words to tell her so that her feelings won’t be hurt; but in situations like these, there are no magic words.

There is, however, a responsible way to handle this situation. The best way to approach something like this is with a great deal of tact.

I would say something like, “You really look nice in those looser fitting shirts. The tighter ones aren’t quite as flattering.”

Also, when you two are shopping together, be sure to encourage her to purchase the bigger size. Give her plenty of compliments and positive reinforcement when something fits well.

Another approach would be to simply explain how you are feeling.

Tell her that you care about her and how she looks and that some of the things she wears too tight.

Her feelings may still be hurt, but in the long run I think she’ll appreciate your honestly and value your friendship all the more.

Dear Jenn, My friend and I are planning to move out together, but I’m having second thoughts. I don’t want to hurt her feelings by telling her that I don’t want to do it, but I don’t want to lie to her either. What should I do?

- No Place Like Home Dear No Place, You should definitely tell your friend right away, especially if she is counting on you for paying half of the bills.

It’s best to stop the process before a lease is signed or her excitement grows, as the possibility of moving out gets closer.

If you are having second thoughts about purely moving out and not moving out with her, then it’s not a personal thing. Her feelings shouldn’t be hurt if the problem is not with her.

Explain your reasons to her plainly and simply. Tell her how you’re feeling and that you are just not comfortable, ready, or however you’re feeling.

Just be honest and be fast! She needs adequate time to find a replacement roommate or alternative living arrangement.

MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

CAMPUS NEWS

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Ground-breaking turns dreams dreams into into reality reality Ground-breaking turns B y Crystal Pierce Copy Editor

On Oct. 1, the first shovels of soil were turned during a ceremony celebrating the realization of a long time dream.

This ground-breaking ceremony was held to officially announce that the state has approved the matching of funds to construct Monroe County Community College’s (MCCC) Instructional Center for Business Training and the Performing Arts.

Attending the outdoor ceremony were faculty, students, and community leaders. State Senator Bev Hammerstrom and State

Representative Performing R a n d y Arts became Richardville also concrete during joined in this Wa r r i c k ’s celebration presidential announcing the term. new Instructional “I’m so Center. happy that it’s Many people happened…it involved are very was always a excited about the dream of our groundbreaking. first president, According to Ron Campbell,” College President Warrick said.

Audrey Warrick, Recently, a there has always need has Agora photo by Crystal Pierce been a desire for Left to right: Michael R. Meyer, Audrey M. Warrick, Thomas R. evolved for training a performing arts Waldecker, Bev Hammerstrom, Mary Kay Thayer, Majorie A. Kreps, in the business center. The i d e a Randy Richardville, William G. Huntley, William J. Bacarella, Jr. (not field. MCCC also f o r t h i s facility pictured) and Joseph N. Bellino, Jr (not pictured). will welcome new existed in the college’s original Instructional Center for space that can be used for plan, but the planning for the Business Training and the conferencing and community

events. According to Warrick, the Instructional Center will provide versatility for our students and for the community by means of cultural programming, performing arts, business training, and community events. “[It] gives us the opportunity to expand our music and drama a bit, [and it] will become a center for business training,” Warrick said.

Final approval from the state is expected by April, and bidding for contracting the construction should begin in May.

Students Choose...

MCCC student scholars F a c u l t y o f t h e m o n t h : receive recognition B y Crystal Pierce Copy Editor

Te r r y Te l f e r Telfer in his 10th year of teaching after a fatherly lesson B y Stacie Ourlian Reporter

Professor Terry Telfer was 18 when he decided that unloading box cars for Ford Motor Company was not how he envisioned his future.

Telfer’s father got him the job when he graduated high school to teach him that college was a good decision.

“I have no doubt that my father was trying to teach me a lesson by getting me that job,” Telfer said, “By contract we were suppose to get a break every 30 minutes; the work was that intense. I did not get a break for about two hours one night and ended up passing out. I decided I was going to go to college after I came home one night and was too tired to get in my bed.”

Telfer ended up earning a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Michigan (Flint campus). He furthered his studies in English by receiving a Master’s in English at Western Michigan University. He then went to Bowling Green University

where his studies resulted in a Doctorate of English and American History.

It wasn’t until Telfer was at Bowling Green University that he discovered he wanted to be a professor. The university gave him the opportunity to teach a few English classes there. In return for teaching the classes, Telfer’s first year tuition was paid for.

“I have no doubt in my mind that my father was trying to teach me a lesson by getting me that job.”

“I was horrible, but I loved teaching. Teaching allows me to be me. I’m teaching something I am interested in, and I can be myself and people accept that,” Telfer said.

Telfer is now in his 10th year teaching at MCCC, and the students think the professor is far from “horrible”.

“Telfer is easy-going, keeps his lessons short, and

does not overwhelm us with too much work,” Krista Lay, English Composition 151 student, said. “He also does grammar exercises where he splits the room to two sides, and the group who wins gets to pick the pizza toppings for the end of the year when we get pizza.”

“He is not set on one writing style. He does not try to change your style and allows you to be yourself,” Jackie Dombrosky said.

Aside from teaching, Telfer enjoys reading Emily Dickinson poems, writing, traveling to the upper peninsula, and spending time with his wife of eight years and his four children.

On Sept.28, 2002 three Monroe County Community College students attended the seventh annual LAND (Liberal Arts Network for Development) Conference for Student Scholars at Michigan’s Twoyear Colleges at Grand Rapids Agora photo by Crystal Pierce Community College. Left to right: Jennifer Koch, Dr. William J a n e t S h e e h y, McCloskey, Samantha Longfield, Dr. Joanna Jennifer Koch, and Briganti, and Janet Sheehy.

Samantha Longfield were chosen finalists: Janet Sheehy, whose as finalists for the Student paper is titled John Walker Scholars competition, which Lindh Should Be Tried as a involves contestants from all 28 U.S. citizen in American courts, and Samantha Michigan community colleges.

The Student Scholars Longfield, who wrote Federal Conference provides an Involvement in School opportunity for students to gain Reform. Jennifer Koch was acknowledgement for research also a finalist, mentored by Dr. projects in various subject areas. William McCloskey, Dean of The 2002 conference featured Humanities and Social the following categories: history, Sciences. Her paper is business, scientific studies, see SCHOLARS page 7

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♦ The Regional Award

♦ The Monroe Soroptimist

♦The Womans Opportunity

Club will award three $300 scholarships. Interested parties should visit President Warrick’s office for more information.

education,sociology, psychology, philosophy, political science, and literature. Contestants sent in their projects, and judges chose the best three for each category.

Dr. Joanna Briganti, Professor of Political Science, was a mentor for two MCCC

Project is awarded to a woman pursuing a baccalaureate, masters or doctorate degree.

Award is for the mature woman who is the head of the household and in need of further skills and training to enter the work world or upgrade employment status.

♦ The Violet Richardson Award honors a young woman between the ages of 14 and 17 for volunteer action addressing social problems or assisting the elderly, disabled, mentally or emotionally impaired.

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MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Child care choices, what parents should know

By Michelle Wisher Copy Editor Along with attending classes and work, many students are also parents.

Whether one is a single parent or married, the issue of choosing childcare can be a menacing one. We have all heard horror stories regarding bad conditions and poor supervision dealing with childcare providers and such is generally the primary concern when selecting a daycare facility for one’s child.

Most parents do not necessarily know exactly what to look for when selecting a daycare facility for his or her child.

“I really wanted to be sure that I was making a good

decision when I was looking for a daycare for my son, but, I wasn’t really sure about what questions I should ask,” Robin Gorrel, a student and parent, stated.

According to several area daycare providers and a website entitled What You Need to Know About with Joni Levine, http:// www.daycare.about.com, there are some basic things that a parent should look for in a daycare facility.

First, a parent should inquire about the accreditation of the daycare facility. The term accredited means that the facility has been determined by the National Association for the Education of Children to be of a high standard for child care.

Second, the physical environment is very important.

A parent should visit the facility and look for kidfriendly environment designed with the child in mind. Child size furniture, displays at child’s eye level, and plentiful age-appropriate toys in good repair are a plus.

Next, ask questions about policy of parental involvement in the facility. A good sign is when the parent is welcome to visit whenever he or she may desire to do so. The parent should also ask whether he or she will be kept informed of the child’s progress and what exactly it is that the child does while at the daycare facility. Policies and procedures should also be available in writing.

Experience of the staff is also an important attribute. A parent should find out whether

the staff has experience in working with children, whether they will interact with the children on a one-on-one basis, how many children each staff member is responsible for, what the discipline techniques of the facility are, and whether there is a large staff turnover which would not allow one’s child to develop a relationship with staff members.

Finally, a parent should inquire into the general daily program of activities at the facility. Whether or not there is time set aside for free play, quiet activities, and large or small group activities are good facts to find out. Ideally, the activities of the daycare would promote growth in different areas of development, such as physical growth, social skills, emotional growth, verbal skills,

Concerned Parents seek help

By Joshua DeLisle Reporter The future of America is debated regularly. The effectiveness of the school systems usually tie closely to the debate. For many it is just that, a debate, but for a few local parents it has become a mission to pick up where the schools have left off with their children.

Two years ago a non-profit organization called the Concerned Parents for Literacy (CPFL) began a project to help students at the elementary school level achieve more in school. The “Back to Basics” program offers those

students an after school tutoring service. This service is free to participating children and is looking to the community for a little support.

The CPFL is hoping to find volunteers who are willing to donate their time. College and high school students are needed to share their knowledge with students in the areas of mathematics and English.

Currently CPFL has volunteers from Monroe High School and Orchard Center High, but they hope to find more. The goal is to find enough volunteers to offer one on one tutoring to 50 students.

Kellie Vining is the founder and chairperson of CPFL. She believes the program is needed to help these

children improve upon their undernourished need for a strong education. “ ‘Back to Basics’ is a perfect opportunity for students going into teaching to get some hands on experience,” Vining said. “Both the students and the tutors learn greatly from this program.”

The “Back to Basics” program is also accepting donations of other kinds.

People who would like to provide snacks for the students, money for learning materials, sponsor field trips, and in any other way share their talents can call Kellie Vining at 242-4690 or Lincoln Elementary at 241-0617.

and cognitive ability and creativity.

Monroe County Community College (MCCC) does provide a daycare facility for children of its students.

The MCCC daycare is located in the Health and Education Building. The hours of the facility vary, depending on the semester. The cost is $3.50 per hour, per child, for children 18 to 29 months of age and $2.50 per hour, per child for children 30 months of age and older. The center does not accept children under 18 months of age or older than 8 years of age.

For more information, contact Diana Cramer at (734) 384-4208.

Artwork visits library

By Jenna Koch Copy Editor

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Agora photos by Bob Oliver

“Geometrics-9-11” “The Last Fling” .

“Seaforms”.

Watercolorist Marilyn Hughey Phillis currently is displaying her extraordinary watercolor artwork in the library. This display by one of America’s most influential artists can be viewed until Oct. 31. In addition to being an artist, Phillis is also a noted author, teacher, a recipient of many painting awards, an elected member of the Ohio, American, and National Watercolor Societies, and frequently serves as a juror for watermedia exhibitions both regionally and nationally.

“Sea Phenomena”.

“Remembrance”.

“Primary Thrust”.

FEATURE

5 Draft in past, Summer ends, excitement continues future possibility

MONROE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

By Bethany Slovik Copy Editor The Vietnam War was the last time the draft was a prevalent issue on the minds of people in our society.

December 1, 1969 marked the date of the first draft lottery held since 1942. This drawing determined the order of induction for men born between January 1, 1944 and December 31, 1950.

Something as simple as a glass container holding 366 blue plastic balls contained every possible birth date, which would drastically affect men between 18 and 26 years old.

A majority of the students here on campus were not alive during that time period, but it is an impossible issue to avoid.

According to an Agora conducted campus survey, most people do not think that the draft would potentially be issued in the near future and very few said they would willingly adhere to being drafted.

One nineteen year old female student said, “I think there should be more options for people to get out of the draft so they don’t have to go to Canada or something.

Forcing people to serve in the army is not exactly my idea of a free country!”

Some students seem to think that radically revising stipulations of the draft would be necessary to re-issue it for the people of today.

Mark Shaw, an eighteen year old male Monroe County Community College student said “Women should have to sign up for the draft, with the additional stipulations for single mothers and such, but equal rights means equal responsibility.”

Another young male student put it objectively by saying, “I do not see a need for a draft, because so many people are already involved with the military.”

According to a recent Agora survey, despite past use of the draft, students on campus do not think the U.S. will ever have a use for it in the future; however, it is possible. it does not seem the United States will ever have a use for it in the future; however, it is possible.

Overall, MCCC students have a variety of feelings and theories regarding the draft and our government in general.

If the draft did go into affect after all this time, it seems as though the stipulations would have to be revised to suit the people of today, especially considering our society is changing every day and so must our rules and regulations.

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Fall has arrived! The air is crisp, the leaves are changing, and there are lots of things to be done. Even though summer is over and school, work, and other obligations are in full swing; there is still the occasional free moment when one asks, “What is there to do in Monroe?” Here are a few ideas to get started:

By Jennifer Stelmach Reporter Take a walk or bike through your local park. Sterling State Park offers several trails for this.

Try miniature golf. Several mini-golf courses stay open late in the season and a few even offer holiday themed weekends.

Call the course for specific details.

Make an apple pie. After a visit to an apple orchard, take the pickings and make a dessert.

Take a trip to the Monroe Museum. Experience for the first, second, or hundredth time the history of Monroe and what it was like “back in the day.”

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Go ice-skating.

Monroe Sports Complex offers an ice rink and skate rental for anyone who is willing to try this sport.

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The Erie Apple Orchard, located at 1235 Erie Rd., provides plenty of activities for fall. Call them for more information at (734) 848-4518.

Try a few or all of these suggestions, and feel free to think up things that are not on the list. Enjoy this season and above all…have fun!

Visit a local apple orchard. Erie Apple Orchard and Cider Mill offer plenty to experience.

Try one’s navigating skills in a corn maze.

Check local newspapers for specific times and locations.

Go shopping. Get a jumpstart on Christmas shopping or buy that shirt one has been eyeing for weeks now.

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Visit Cabela’s. Even if a person has been there before or is not the outdoors type, C a b e l a ’s b o a s t s a l a rg e a q u a r i u m , h u g e display of wildlife, and several other smaller exhibits featuring animals and the like. One can experience the outdoors without actually having to be there.

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When the time is right, rake leaves and jump in them as children do.

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By Stacie Ourlian Reporter Make Scarecrows: Gather up a pair of old jeans and a shirt then stuff them with leaves. Scarecrows are fun for all ages. They help get the yard work done and are great for fall and Halloween decorations.

Watch Movies: “Friday the 13th”, “Nightmare on Elm Street”, and “Halloween” are classics. Of course, during Halloween one may find these movies sold out. Great alternatives are “Child’s Play”, “Amityville Horror”, “Pet Cemetery”, “What Lies Beneath”, “Children of the Corn” or “The Exorcist”. If a person is looking for something that is not scary, try “Hocus Pocus”, “Beetle juice”, or “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”.

Carve Pumpkins: Carve one and put a candle inside so it glows. Clean the pumpkin seeds, place them on a cookie sheet, sprinkle with salt, and bake until brown at 375 degrees.

Bob for doughnuts: Doughnuts are a great treat for Halloween parties. Tie a doughnut to a string and hang it from something higher up. Then give it a push so it swings back and forth. Have people compete to see who can get the doughnut in their mouth fastest without using their hands.

It takes more skill than one may think!

Visit Haunted Houses: Last but certainly not least, here are the listings for some local haunted houses that are open the weekend of Halloween.

The Scream Machine Price: $12 Date: Thursdays and Sundays 7pm-11pm Fridays and Saturdays 7pm-12am Open until November 2nd Location: Taylor- Heritage Park on Pardee Road Additional Information:1-800-428-6833

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Beck Sails Student tries on Sweatysuedelips McHone On With B yGuestMikeWriter Sea Change B y Joshua DeLisle Reporter When speaking of Beck Hanson, surprise rarely enters the conversation.

Sea Change, the latest release from Beck, offers up an emphatic exception. This country/folk sounding album offers a new, redefined Beck to his audience.

Within the last decade, Beck has introduced the modern listener to many new sounds and concepts not thought of previously. His music could as well be described as weird, as it would an eclectic kaleidoscope.

The surprise Beck offer’s up in his latest release Sea Change, is intimate honesty.

Previous albums achieved commercial success through artificial beats and intoxicatingly innate lyrics, but Sea Change showcases a more personal connection with the listener.

The album is filled with songs that not only invoke sympathy for the heartbroken artist, but a strange sense of empathy as well. Song’s like “Lonesome Tears,” “End of the Day,” and “Guess I’m Doing Fine,” all explore the wonderful world of relationship failure with a familiarity no listener can escape.

Beck has injected certain emotional value into his work before, but the majority of his sentiments were hidden deep beneath mounds of musical excess. While the music of Sea Change is still a production cabaret, featuring layers upon layers of elemental instrumentation, it does attack the listener with straightforward lyrics.

“How could this love, ever turning, never turn it’s eye on me?

How could this love, ever changing, never change the way I feel?” (“Lonesome Tears”) Sea Change may or may not achieve the commercial success of its predecessors, but it is by far the most impressive songwriting cavalcade to grace our store shelves in many years. The album deserves nothing less than a perfect five out of five.

Jessie Laney is a paradox of sorts. By day she is a mild mannered student attending Monroe County Community College; by night she is an industrial rock musician. Her band Sweatysuedelips includes Jessie playing keyboards, bassist Ken Roberts, drummer Mark Damian, and guitarist/vocalist Bret Haupt.

Sweatysuedelips are two time winners of the Detroit Music Outstanding Industrial Artist Award and regularly play gigs at the Shelter, St. Andrew’s Hall, and the Magic Bag. They recently were featured on 97.1 FM’s program Static Radio.

Jessie describes the band’s sound as a cross between Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins. The band also

resembles bands such as Tool, Radiohead, and Portishead.

Laney has been studying music since the age of twelve.

She started on guitar, taking lessons from her father, and quickly graduated to bass and piano.

“I took formal lessons for awhile,” Laney said. “But, all my piano teacher wanted to show me was classical music when I wanted to learn more theory and chord progressions.”

Jessie became a part of Sweatysuedelips after the band had a falling out with the band’s original keyboardist. She was a fan of the band and was acquainted with Ken already.

Ken made the suggestion to band mates for Jessie to join and she stepped up to take over.

“I was so nervous the first gig I played,” Laney

said. “I was watching (Sweatysuedelips) play all of the time, and then all of a sudden, I’m on stage with them.”

Jessie loves the directions the band is currently taking, but can Drummer Mark Damian, Guitarist/Vocalist Bret remember days Haupt, Keyboardist Jessie Laney, and Bassist that were not Ken Roberts photo courtesy of Mike McHone as favorable.

“We were playing at this “It was even worse p l a c e c a l l e d A l v i n ’s i n because my mom and sister, Detroit,” Laney said. “We whom I hadn’t seen in four start the first song and a months, were in the crowd that cable on my keyboard went night,” Laney said. bad. For the first two songs Sweatysuedelips will be playing there was nothing.” several gigs in the area. For This technical difficulty information on these shows and an led to an argument between opportunity to buy their CD go to her and Bret. www.sweatysuedelips.com.

Ugly Stepsister puts Cinderella in her place B y Jenna Koch Page Editor There is rarely a child who is unfamiliar with the story of Cinderella.

She was downtrodden, beautiful, mistreated, and fully deserving of her happily ever after tale of everlasting love. But, what if she was not so deserving, or what if she did not even desire the fairytale romance?

In Gregory Maguire’s book Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Maguire spins the tale of Iris and Ruth, the two ugly stepsisters of Clara, the girl who would become Cinderella. In

Maquire’s version of the fairytale, however, the heroine of the story is no longer the beautiful and abused Cinderella but is instead the clever though painfully plain stepsister Iris.

In this twist on the fairytale, Clara is a spoiled young recluse while her stepsisters, although not as visually appealing, are more deserving of the fairytale.

They have been ripped from their native home by their mother (as evil in this version as in the fairytales of old) and thrown into a world they are unfamiliar with. The evil stepmother spins her web of lies, deceit, and manipulation in order to better the lives of she and her

children; however, the ugly stepsisters are not as evil as the mother they now share with Clara.

This new telling of the classic is really a tale of feminine strength and of seeing beyond beauty into the cleverness and talent of a less attractive woman. Iris is not nearly as beautiful as her new stepsister but what she lacks in aesthetics she more than makes up for in artistic talent and character, while Clara is merely a spoiled and reclusive beauty.

In the beginning the reader is poignantly aware that this will not be a story where beauty in its outward form will triumph over ugliness. The narrator makes

such declarations as, “Clara was the prettiest child, but was her life the prettiest tale?” Also noting that, “Extreme beauty is an affliction.”

This novel proves that just as hatred, betrayal, and true ugliness of spirit can be found in any place; true beauty, love, and understanding can also be found by those who are willing to overcome their obstacles and learn to live with their gifts, as well as with their shortcomings.

This is a Cinderella story for adults, and it has an adult message, “In the lives of children, pumpkins can turn into coaches, mice and rats into human beings. When we grow up, we learn that it’s far more common for human beings to turn into rats.”

Favorite fall films chosen by staff B y Jenna Koch Page Editor The weather is turning cold.

The summer movie season has ended and the holiday season has not yet begun. For many, this is the perfect time of year to spend an evening at home with a rented cinematic favorite. The Agora staff has compiled this list of ten rental movies to assist in video hunting. From classic black and whites, to dramas, comedies, and the unique, there is something on this list of ten sure to please any movie watcher.

“Mr. Smith goes to Washington.” This un-rated 1939 Academy Award nominee and winner starring Jimmy Stewart and directed by legendary filmmaker Frank Capra is a classic political tale

suitable for anyone. Mr. Smith is a scout leader from Montana who becomes a U.S. senator only to find that Washington D.C. is not the honest place he imagines, and it takes the courage and diligence 1999-2000 of1999-2000 the honorable Mr. Smith to bring a little “scouts honor” back to our nations capital.

“Dirty Dancing.” Rated PG-13, this 1987 release stars Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze as a young couple who discover their love, and themselves, in upstate New York during the summer of 1963 through the art of “dirty dancing.” This Academy award winning film for Best Original Song is a lighthearted romantic movie for everyone.

“Pretty Woman.” Rated R, this 1990 release starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is the

romantic comedy that made Roberts a star. In a Cinderellaesque moment, hooker Vivian is hired by a corporate raider to pose as his girlfriend. As their relationship blossoms into more than a simple business deal, Roberts wonders if this can be a dream come true.

“What about Bob?” Rated PG, this 1991 release stars Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss as a psychiatrist and patient with serious patient-doctor problems.

This movie is great for the whole family and will have everyone rolling on the floor with laughter.

“Tombstone.” Rated R, this 1993 release stars Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, and Powers Boothe in the legendary tale of Wyatt Earp and his brothers as they settle into the town of Tombstone. This is a popular edition of this often-filmed tale.

“The Shawshank Redemption.” Rated R, this 1994 release starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman is a stunning and emotional tale of one man’s term in prison for a crime that only he knows he did not commit. Based on the Novel Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, this amazing film was nominated for both the Golden Globes and the Academy Awards, and is considered by critics one of the best movies of the 1990’s.

“As Good as It Gets.”

Rated PG-13, this 1997 release starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt, Greg Kinnear, and Cuba Gooding Jr. tells the interestingly

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Many students charge up the limit on a credit card without considering the amount of time that it is going to take for him or her to pay off that debt.

“I have 3 credit cards and I think it’s probably going to take me a long time to pay them off,” Brooks stated.

“If you pay off a $1,000 debt on an 18 percent card just by sending in the minimum each month, it will take more than twelve years to repay,” Lucy Lazarony of Bankrate.com stated in a recent article.

One day most of us will reach a point where we will be interested in purchasing a new vehicle or even a home. Although maintaining good credit may not seem to be of the utmost importance when one is entering college, we should all keep in mind that our credit history follows us.

Aside from not using credit cards at all, here are some helpful tips in avoiding credit card debt problems, according to Kerlick.

•Pay off balances as soon as possible •Do not spend more than you can handle •Create a weekly budget you can maintain •Apply a credit limit on your card •Don’t charge expenses on multiple cards •Know your interest and all credit terms

Psycho Asylum Date: Oct 25-27 and Halloween through November 2nd.

7-11pm Location: Monroe County Fairgrounds (Corner of M-50 and Raisinville Road) Additional Information- Voted second highest rated haunted house in Michigan. 1-734-2696041

TIME, pg. 2 Saturday: work 8:45-12:15.

“Time Management” I am sure I am not the only student attending college that has a schedule as busy as mine, in fact I know of several people that have one very similar to mine. The key to maintaining sanity is proper management of your time: time management.

Neither I, nor people as busy as myself have time to “goof” off; if we do we will pay the consequences with grades. I literally have had to schedule my homework and study time by the hour in order to make sure that I can achieve all objectives in my homework. I schedule the easiest assignments first, so I can get them out of the way and devote the rest of my time on my harder classes, such as Chemistry.

It is key to maintain my schedule, if I don’t I am behind and I can’t afford to be behind in my homework. All it does is put more strain on me and it is very hard to make the work up.

It is hard to maintain the schedule and sometimes I don’t feel like doing anything, I would rather watch television or some other useless function. It is times like these when I have to force myself to do homework and maintain my schedule. It is difficult but I keep the end game in mind: a college degree and a high paying job.

“This Is My Time” I don’t have a lot time to do “fun” things, but I am in college and that should be my number one priority. What I do now will have an impact on the rest of my life, so I am determined to do a good job.

The key is once again time management. After all, if I can’t manage myself right now how will I manage the rest of my life?

Erebus Price:$16 Date: Sundays and weekdays7pm-11pm Open until Nov. 2nd Friday and Saturday - 7pm-1am Location: Downtown Pontiac at the corner of Water St. and S. Perry. Across from the Phoenix Center.

Additional Information: 1-248332-7884

POSTERS, pg. 2 The procedure was put in place by the President and her cabinet.

No student input was used in this decision, however the cabinet did seek legal council, talk to staff, and walk around campus to gather data about this decision.

Both Warrick and Brunswick said that there are corkboards on order to be placed around campus in an effort to provide a “sufficient amount of space for students [to post materials.]”

There are also several “A” frame kiosks placed around campus for students to hang signs and posters.

The new procedure is quite indepth and lists the complete set of rules and regulations for a piece of literature’s size, content, and posting area. If interested in posting something, a copy of this entire procedure may be obtained from a staff person or the administration office.

MOVIES, pg. 6 humorous story of obsessive compulsive romance novelist Melvin Udall. “As Good as It Gets” takes Udall on a journey of change and acceptance, and the audience tags along for the ride and the laughs.

“Memento.” Rated R and released in 2001 this drama stars Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss. Memento is the story of Leonard Shelby, a man who searches for revenge against the man who raped and murdered his wife. He just has one problem: the attack also left him with brain damage that inhibits him from creating new memories.

Amazingly original, this movie can be hard to follow by some, but it is well worth the concentration.

“The Royal Tenenbaums.” Rated R, this 2001 release stars an ensemble cast featuring such notable names as Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Ben Stiller, among many other talented actors.

“Tenenbaums” is the story of a family of geniuses and how they are reunited when their estranged father becomes “ill.” This Academy award nominated movie is a humorous look at a very interesting dysfunctional family “Death to Smoochy.” Rated R, this 2002 release starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, Katherine Keener and Danny DeVito is one of the more entertaining movies released in recent years. “Smoochy” tells the story of greed, corruption, and even murder among popular childrens’ television actors. Directed by Danny DeVito, this pick is not for everyone, but anyone who can handle a good twisted laugh is sure to appreciate “Death to Smoochy”.

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has the likelihood to strongly effect Monroe County Community College.

Michigan Proposal 02-04 (or proposal 4) seeks to, according to the Secretary of State Publius Voter Information Center sample ballot; amend the Michigan Constitution by adapting the following: “1. Annually allocate on a permanent basis 90% (approximately $297 million) of “tobacco settlement revenue” received by the state from cigarette manufacturers as follows: $151.8 million to nonprofit hospitals, licensed nursing homes, licensed hospices, nurse practitioners, schoollinked health centers and Healthy Michigan Foundation; $102.3 million to fund programs to reduce tobacco use, Health and Aging Research Development Initiative, Tobacco-Free Futures Fund, Council of Michigan Foundations and Nurses Scholarship Program; and $42.9 million to the Elder Prescription Drug Program.

2. Guarantee recipients funding at 2001 appropriation levels plus additional state funds on an escalating basis for nonprofit hospitals, licensed nursing homes, licensed hospices and nurse practitioners.”

What does this actually mean?

Currently, the state of Michigan annually receives $300 million as part of tobacco settlements. The settlement is an agreement between 46 states, including Michigan, and 4 major tobacco companies. The states would be paid up to $206 billion from the years 2000 until 2025 in an effort to recover the Medicaid costs of treating smoking related illnesses. According to a report issued by the Citizens Research Council of Michigan (CRC), currently 75 percent of that $300 million is placed in the Michigan Merit Award Trust Fund, which awards scholarships to students who perform well on the MEAP test taken during junior year of high school. The other 25 percent is used to fill holes in the state’s budget and to pay for a variety of health programs.

Ten percent of the $300 million is currently being used to fund antismoking efforts in the State of

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Michigan, even though the U.S. Center for Disease Control recommends states spend 20 to 25 percent of the settlement on smoking prevention programs and campaigns. If voters adopt Proposal 4 on Nov. 6, all this will change.

The proposal requires the state to amend Article 9, Section 36 of the Michigan Constitution (the section dealing with the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement) to spend 90 percent of the tobacco settlement on health programs including nonprofit hospitals, nursing homes, and prescription drugs for seniors, as well as anti-smoking campaigns and programs. This would leave less than 10 percent to be used in the Merit Award Trust Fund after the remaining money is used to fill budget holes.

“The net effect on the general fund budget…would put the budget out of balance by $36.3 million, assuming that balances remaining in the Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund and the Merit Award Trust Fund are used, ”according to the CRC report.

This unbalance, if proposal 4 is adopted, will likely be avoided by eliminating the Merit Award Program. The settlement money would then be used to fund health care and anti-smoking programs instead of the scholarship program.

If the scholarship program is eliminated, it could mean fewer students would decide to take the MEAP test, and also fewer may attend college due to the loss of valuable scholarship funds from the State of Michigan.

This proposal is so controversial the majority of the public has a split view.

According to CRC senior research associate Stuart M. Paterson, one view is that the state of Michigan was awarded these settlements compensation due to smoking, and therefore should be used to improve the health of Michigan’s citizens.

The other view is that the state was forced to detour money from other programs (such as the scholarship program) to pay for the rising costs of treating smoking related illnesses, and therefore should be used for any state purpose. The settlement also does not dictate how the states are supposed to use the tobacco settlement.

Among those who feel the money should be used as it has been since 2000 when the settlement began are college students and some administrators.

“Our generation, and those younger than us, have had it drilled into our heads ever since elementary school that smoking is bad. We know it—we just keep doing it. No new anti-smoking program will change that. Keep the money where it is,” Nicole Castiglione, MCCC Alumni and current Eastern Michigan University Student, a past recipiant od the Merit Award, said.

Vice President of Instruction at MCCC William Guerriero feels that the Merit Award program is a good use of the settlement.

“I realize the cost of treating smoking-related illness is and will continue to be staggering—but there’s only so much money to go around. I also believe that large-scale smoking prevention programs are ineffective.

I support a proposal under which that portion of the tobacco settlement money stay in the Merit Scholarship fund,” Guerriero said.

On the other hand some feel that the money should be used to treat smoking related illnesses and otherwise help out the health of Michigan’s citizens.

“As I understand it, the tobacco settlement was shaped by the argument that the tobacco companies should be held responsible for individual’s declining health due to smoking, and that those who did not smoke were unfairly paying for increased health care costs through insurance premiums and through expensive government programs,” Tim Dillon Professor of English, said. “While it may be attractive to colleges because they ultimately end up with this money from tuition payments, it is highly unethical to continue misusing this money and literally stealing it from those for whom it was intended.”

For more information on all four Michigan proposals visit the Citizens Research Council of Michigan’s Website at http:// www.crcmich.org.

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titled Literature Survey on Othello: Original, Passionate, and Morality Based.

The finalists were encouraged to attend the conference and present their papers to a judge, who chose a winner for each category. Two of MCCC’s finalists prevailed in their

categories: Samantha Longfield and Jennifer Koch.

“There are outlets for the arts and creative writing competitions,” McCloskey said. But Student Scholars provides “another opportunity for students to excel.”

“In seven years, we have had 36 finalists from MCCC, and 15 first place winners,” McCloskey said.

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the students enrolled experiences first hand while providing campus life and the experience of living away from home for a portion of our students. This could be a profitable program for the college and a very popular lodging for students who would qualify for housing.

I want to take my turn serving our community college and I have some innovative ideas for the school…curriculum/student life/ progressive measures for the future of the college.

assistance programs are offered to part time and evening “[ I am ] against it because I students. In addition, I believe am 20 and I can decide for mythat I would encourage self if I want to smoke or not.”

Matt Gunter additional input from students to curriculum offerings and encourage their input to all levels of decision making as appropriated. Finally, I would explore having additional fouryear universities offering courses on MCCC’s campus for the It [Proposal 4] won’t help the convenience of students who smoking problem anyway. are pursuing Bachelor ’s Matt Angerer degrees. faculty and administrative persons that we can. We also must work to retain our low tuition for our students. Our tuition is currently among the There’s already enough money in lowest in the state and we should the anti-smoking ads. It’s just a scare campaign. be proud of this.

Jesse Gibson

TARRANT, pg. 1 employers are seeking. Our students become more valuable to these employers; thus we need to enhance these relationships. We must continually seek to hire the best

Do you think proposal 4 should be adopted by the state of Michigan?

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The Little Brown Bear October 6, 2001

On Oct. 6, the unveiling of The Little Brown Bear statue at the Dorsch Library in downtown Monroe, took place in honor of Elizabeth Upham McWebb, otherwise known as “Aunt Bett,” the creator and author of The Little Brown Bear character and children’s books. The sculpture was created by Devon Vergiels.

The flag that commenced the ceremony was 90 x 45 feet, weighs 300 pounds, and is the centerpiece of the Boston based National Flag exhibit, which has traveled on a special truck to all 50 states.

Information & Photos gathered by Crystal Pierce